Florida Grey Fox

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The Grey Fox's range includes most of North America. I caught this particular fox by accident, while trying to trap raccoons. I didn't know that fox liked to eat marshmallows so much! As you can see, it's a scrawny little animal with ragged, mangy fur. I don't suspect a fox living in Orlando in June would like much of a thick coat.



I usually do not specialize in canine control, though there are many trappers throughout the country who do perform nuisance fox control. These fox trappers will eliminate any troublesome foxes that you have on your property. The fox is usually a shy and cautious animal, and I've never known them to be any sort of problem here in the Orlando area. In fact, they're rather rare.

Also rare are coyotes, although they are becoming increasinly common in urban areas, even Orlando. If you think you are dealing with a coyote instead of a fox, read my coyote trapping tips page.

Florida Foxes are one amongst the smaller species of the wild dog of Canidae family.

Appearance
The body and the legs of the swift Florida Fox are enclosed in soft grey fur which has an orange dash. Their chest, belly and throat are light brown to white in color. The adults weigh around 2-3 kg and are 30 cm tall. The tail offers balance and assists in keeping it warm when it wraps the tail around.

Biology
The Florida Foxes are very much adaptable and therefore they are able to maintain high population near urban areas. Most of them are nocturnal in nature and create a den in the underground for them to live in.

Life cycle
Florida Gray Fox will discover a mate and will typically mate with it alone. They will share a region and will reside close to each other only for the period of mating and there have new born kids. In the remaining times, they live disjointedly and hunt separately. In late winter and also in early spring, they will begin to live nearer and get ready for mating season, though the Florida Foxes are allowed to have brief mating by the nature, which typically stands for 3 days. The vixen will determine the right time and if she does not believe it to be the right time, she will forcefully avoid the male Florida Fox. The male might try numerous times prior to vixen comes to a decision to mate.

Habitat
Florida Foxes reside in Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Europe. The red Florida Fox, otherwise known Vulpes vulpes is said to be around 60 cm long with a tail that is 40 cm long. Their fur is reddish in color together with black patches at the back of their ears and a tiny tip on their tail. However this depends on the region they live in. Other types of Florida Foxes comprise the fennec, Arctic Florida Fox, grey Florida Fox of Central and North America and South American genus Dusicyon.

Diet
Florida Fox is generally omnivorous. The majority of the diet of Florida Foxes includes invertebrates and small reptiles, mammals, scorpions, berries, grasses, birds, fish, fruit, eggs, beetles, dung, insects and also other types of small animals. Numerous species are generalist predators; however some of them are specialist like the crab-eating Florida Fox. Most of the Florida Fox species eat approximately 1 kg of food on a daily basis. Florida Foxes tend to store surplus food, by burying it under snow, leaves or the soil for intake soon after.

Behavior
Florida Gray Foxes are in general, nonviolent in nature. They have the tendency to stay away from conflict with other pets or animals. Florida Foxes are said to be killing livestock and chicken for sport and pleasure which is totally false, since if they happen to meet a hen house, they will kill the chickens, eat whatever they require and take the remaining meat with them for later consumption. They will never forcefully dig under the chicken fence or ruin it just to get in, since they typically are not acquainted with the fact that what is present in the interior of the hen house.

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